Handle assembly for a case

A wheeled mobile device comprising:

• a frame;
• a wheel assembly supporting the frame;
• and
• a telescoping handle assembly including
• a first handle section,
• a second handle section telescopingly arranged relative to the first handle section, and
• a latch assembly fixed to one of the first handle section and the second handle section and selectively engageable with the other of the first handle section and the second handle section, the latch assembly including
• a latch body positioned between the first handle section and the second handle section, and
• a shock-absorbing mount positioned between the latch body and the one of the first handle section and the second handle section.

A method of assembling a telescoping handle assembly for a mobile device, the method comprising:

• fixing a latch body of a latch assembly to one of a first handle section and a second handle section;
• positioning a shock-absorbing mount between the latch body and the one of the first handle section and the second handle section;
• and
• inserting the one of the first handle section and the second handle section into the other of the first handle section and the second handle section in a telescoping arrangement with the latch assembly positioned in the other of the first handle section and the second handle section.